单词 | in meaning that |
释义 | > as lemmasin meaning that a. That which is indicated or expressed by a (supposed) symbol or symbolic action; spec. a message, warning, idea, etc., supposed to be symbolized by a dream, vision, omen, etc. †in meaning that: as a sign or token that (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > interpretation of dreams > [noun] > significance of a dream swepea1325 wielda1325 meaningc1384 sense1584 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) Dan. ii. 5 No bot ȝe shuln shewe to me the sweuen, and the coniecturyng, or menyng, therof. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xv. 301 Ac god sent hem fode bi foules and by no fierse bestes, In menynge [c1400 C text xviii. 33 In tokenynge] þat meke þinge mylde þinge shulde fede. 1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. i. f. 11 It is needful then yt..I lay open vnto you the true meaning and sence of the dreame. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvii. 178 If he haue no such being, neither can the Sacrament haue any such meaning as wee all confesse it hath. 1611 Bible (King James) Dan. viii. 15 When I..had seene the vision, and sought for the meaning . View more context for this quotation a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. ii. 457 What is the meaning that this transparent Lady [sc. Hope] holds up her train in her left hand? for I find your women on Medals do nothing without a meaning. 1792 H. H. Brackenridge Mod. Chivalry I. vii. i. 135 What was the meaning of that bird, or what bird it was, that the gentleman had at his breast? 1885 E. Clodd Myths & Dreams i. iv. 66 The Greeks had sought out the meaning of their myths. 1904 H. Adams Mont-Saint-Michel & Chartres vi. 90 The symbol is so graceful that one is quite eager to know its meaning. 1913 A. A. Brill tr. S. Freud Interpretation of Dreams ii. 102 If the method of dream interpretation here indicated is followed, it will be found that the dream really has meaning. 1994 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 53 232 Myōe was obsessed with discovering the meaning of his dreams, especially the bad ones. < as lemmas |
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